English to simplified Mandarin translation services
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Does anyone know how they charge for English to simplified Chinese translation services for technical product brochures?
I was told that they charge per A4 sheet, but its not logical....because I can just print very small words to make it more worth it lor
If anyone out there knows the charge structure of such services, please give an idea....thanks! -
Hey thanks! Are these quite accurate? Reason for my doubt is that I've seen some of these being used before (eg. Japanese to English) and there were many mistakes in the output.Originally posted by kingofbeholder:
The Chinese brochures I wanna prepare are for marketing in China....so must be reasonably good.... -
i use to translate spanish>chinese, quite accurate i can say. but only for the basic understanding of the story.Originally posted by gentlerock:Hey thanks! Are these quite accurate? Reason for my doubt is that I've seen some of these being used before (eg. Japanese to English) and there were many mistakes in the output.
The Chinese brochures I wanna prepare are for marketing in China....so must be reasonably good....
if you really want to have standard translate, the website also have human translate with charge price. u search the link about the charge yourself. dont be spoon-fed
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ok ok....will explore....thanks again.
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gold gold got taste.
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I also know....
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i do freelance eng->chi, chi->eng translation
i mus see the text and assess the context and gauge time needed to work on it before i give quote -
Hey, thanks, I'll get back to you shortly on this. Right now, I'm still finalising some documents.Originally posted by FireIce:i do freelance eng->chi, chi->eng translation
i mus see the text and assess the context and gauge time needed to work on it before i give quote -
Er...no advertising please.Originally posted by FireIce:i do freelance eng->chi, chi->eng translation
i mus see the text and assess the context and gauge time needed to work on it before i give quote
Kidding, kidding.... -
okOriginally posted by gentlerock:Er...no advertising please.
Kidding, kidding....
pls forget wat u read in my post above -
hahaha u tot u are in man in black ah. can forget like tat one meh >.<Originally posted by FireIce:ok
pls forget wat u read in my post above -
I tot its charged based on number of words
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hahahha.. its so damn funny, those translation websites. honey turns out as mi feng, play turns out as yan zhou... anyway i think they'll do fine for normal technical translation, but definitely not for speech translation.
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oso canOriginally posted by mistyblue:I tot its charged based on number of words
imagine if i have a 100-page one to do
i count until siao (for hardcopy)
unless all in word doc, then jus need to do word count
and some ppl geh gao things like "a" "and" no considered in word count
so i prefer to review the text first.....
need to spend time to research on the terminology
i kena before submarine one (watdeheck!?), some engineering one, financial reports, insurance policy t&c, court transcripts.....
need to see isit within my ability and availability of relevant literature/dictionaries/glossary...
cannot straight away commit then i get stuck or use wrong terms.... -
not every word in english, u can find exact equivalent in chinese, vice versa...Originally posted by dibilo:hahahha.. its so damn funny, those translation websites. honey turns out as mi feng, play turns out as yan zhou... anyway i think they'll do fine for normal technical translation, but definitely not for speech translation.
depends on context, locale, target audience...... -
btw, if gentlerock has not forgot the post above and is still interested, pls PM me for msn contact
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I still remember, I still remember....I treasure every word you post on this forum....Originally posted by FireIce:btw, if gentlerock has not forgot the post above and is still interested, pls PM me for msn contact
Seriously, I'm interested, but gimme a little time please. It may take a few days. I'm still editting some documents now....and will get in touch with you in due course. Thanks again for the offer.
Well, I should actually say I'll start editting my documents when this stupid customer stops calling me to ask for discounts using stupid reasons like his company very poor lah, he quoted wrongly to this customer lah, etc. Argh!!! Some people wanna order something must bargain 5-6 times first....he spends S$10 on phone calls to get a S$2 discount from me. -
sometimes u see those promotion at supermarkets.....Originally posted by gentlerock:Well, I should actually say I'll start editting my documents when this stupid customer stops calling me to ask for discounts using stupid reasons like his company very poor lah, he quoted wrongly to this customer lah, etc. Argh!!! Some people wanna order something must bargain 5-6 times first....he spends S$10 on phone calls to get a S$2 discount from me.
spend $30 and get a toothbrush (worth $2) free!
aunties who initially bought $20 worth of stuff will perpersly go find another $10 of stuff she dun need so that she can get the free toothbrush (worth $2)